Royals Seek Two-Game Series Sweep over Railers in Worcester
Published on January 4, 2025 under ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release
Reading, PA - The Reading Royals, proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, conclude a two-game road series against the Railers on Saturday, January 4th at 6:05 PM.
The Royals return home to host the Trois-Rivières Lions for a three-game series on Friday, January 10th and Saturday, January 11th at 7 PM, as well as Sunday, January 12th at 3 PM. The home games feature the 'Fans Pick the Music Night,' Star Wars Night, and Puck N' Pancakes promotional games, respectively.
Royals Right Now:
The Royals enter their seventh meeting of the season with the Railers (5-1-0) with an 11-17-4-0 record after defeating Worcester in a shootout, 4-3, on Friday, January 3rd. Matt Miller scored the lone goal of the three-round shootout while Vinnie Purpura stopped all three Worcester shootout attempts.
Defenseman Gianfranco Cassaro enters the series with a team-high 19 points and forward Todd Skirving leads Reading in goals (8) and defenseman Sam Sedley leads the Royals in assists (15).
Scouting the Railers:
Worcester enters the two-game series finale with a 12-17-1-3 record (28 points) through the first 33 games of their 2024-25 campaign. Prior to the series opener, the Railers split their two-game series against the Adirondack Thunder with a 7-3 loss on Saturday, December 29th before taking the second game on Sunday, December 30th, 6-5.
ECHL affiliates to the New York Islanders and Bridgeport Islanders, Worcester's offense is led by forward Anthony Repaci who has a team-high 19 goals and 40 points, which rank second and first in the league, respectively. Defenseman Connor Welsh leads Worcester in assists with 24 on the season.
- The games will be streamed live on the Royals Broadcast Network available on the following platforms:
FloSports: flosports.link/3yarTg4
Mixlr: mixlr.com/readingroyals
Flyers Radio 24/7: FlyersRadio247.com (Select games - view games on Flyers Radio 24/7)
ECHL Stories from January 4, 2025
- Miller Scores in Royals Road-Trip Finale Loss to Railers, 3-1 - Reading Royals
- Royals Seek Two-Game Series Sweep over Railers in Worcester - Reading Royals
- Royals Complete Comeback Win in Shootout, 4-3 - Reading Royals
- Thunder Suffers 10-Round Shootout Loss to Heartlanders - Wichita Thunder
- Oilers Fall to Rush in Road Trip Finale - Tulsa Oilers
- Steelheads Edge Out Grizzlies 3-2 - Idaho Steelheads
- Colella's Clutch Goal Lifts Rush to Series Victory - Rapid City Rush
- Glads Storm Back with Three Goals in the Third Period, But Are Defeated by the Ghost Pirates, 6-5 - Atlanta Gladiators
- Swamp Rabbits Come from Behind to Win in Shootout - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Iowa Bests Wichita in Classic, 10-Round Shootout, 2-1 - Iowa Heartlanders
- Cyclones Win Back-To-Back Games, Defeat Indy 4-2 - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Bison Score Franchise-High Seven Goals in Win - Bloomington Bison
- Worcester Goes Cat-Crazy in 3-1 Win Over Reading - Worcester Railers HC
- Gylander Secures Second Pro Shutout in Win Against Fort Wayne - Toledo Walleye
- Admirals Trounce Nailers with Season-High Nine Goals - Norfolk Admirals
- Blades Fall to Orlando in OT - Florida Everblades
- Off Night in Norfolk for Nailers - Wheeling Nailers
- Fuel Fall to Cyclones 4-2 in Cincy - Indy Fuel
- Thunder Comeback Falls Short against Lions, 5-2 - Adirondack Thunder
- K-Wings Fall to Bison on Rainbow Ice - Kalamazoo Wings
- Knight Monsters Can't Solve Mariners, Fall 3-0 in Maine - Tahoe Knight Monsters
- Kyler Kupka's Hockey Journey: From Alberta to St. Cloud to the Stingrays - South Carolina Stingrays
- Mavericks Outshoot Allen But Fall 5-2 at Home - Kansas City Mavericks
- ECHL Transactions - January 4 - ECHL
- Idaho Steelheads Sign Forward MacGregor Sinclair - Idaho Steelheads
- Wichita Continues Weekend Homestand Tonight vs. Iowa - Wichita Thunder
- Jake Stevens Signs with Maine Mariners - Maine Mariners
- Icemen Fall in Road Tilt at Florida - Jacksonville Icemen
- Rush Game Notes: January 4, 2025 vs. Tulsa Oilers - Rapid City Rush
- Game Day #28 - Adirondack Thunder vs. Lions de Trois-Rivières - Trois-Rivieres Lions
- Admirals Sign AHL Experienced Goaltender Kaskisuo - Norfolk Admirals
- Americans Face KC this Afternoon at 2:00 PM - Allen Americans
- Cyclones Win 2025 Opener, Defeat Bison 3-2 on the Road - Cincinnati Cyclones
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
